The province currently has more than 240,000 elderly people, including more than 220,000 members of the Elderly Association. Identifying that caring for and promoting the role of the elderly is the responsibility of all levels, sectors, localities, individuals and the community, demonstrating the fine tradition of the Vietnamese people, in recent years, local Party committees and authorities have focused on caring for the material and spiritual lives of the elderly so that they can live happily, healthily and happily, actively participating in patriotic emulation movements, thereby promoting the role of exemplary "locomotives" in all areas of social life, encouraging children and grandchildren to develop the economy, and build their homeland to become increasingly rich and beautiful.
Members of the Elderly Association of Dan Quyen commune, Tam Nong district actively practice croquet to improve their health.
Deputy Head of the Provincial Elderly Association Representative Board Nguyen Thanh Van said: With the theme "Joining hands to protect, care for and promote the role of the elderly" in the Action Month 2024, the Elderly Associations at all levels in the province continue to be creative and proactive in organizing activities and movements for the elderly, thereby expanding and enriching the Association's activities, creating a useful playground, suitable for the elderly, properly implementing the motto "The elderly live happily, live healthily, live happily".
Strive to ensure that 100% of poor and disadvantaged elderly people are cared for and assisted in various ways, appropriate to actual conditions. At the same time, care, encourage and create conditions to promote the role, prestige, experience and intelligence of the elderly, contributing to the successful implementation of local economic, cultural and social development goals.
In order for the elderly to live happily, healthily and joyfully, the Association at all levels regularly coordinates with medical facilities to organize periodic health check-up and care programs for the elderly, and at the same time provides advice and disseminates knowledge on care and self-care to improve the health of the elderly. Sports activities suitable for the elderly such as: door ball, volleyball, walking, aerobics... help the elderly maintain health, improve physical strength and flexibility, and prevent age-related diseases, helping the elderly to exercise, maintain dynamism, and connect with each other in the community. Sports activities for the elderly not only train physical strength but also form positive and optimistic living habits, encourage the elderly to live happily, healthily, and actively participate in social life.
Currently, the province has nearly 1,600 cultural, artistic and sports clubs for the elderly established and maintaining regular activities, attracting nearly 44,000 members. In particular, the elderly members who are ethnic minorities are also the core in preserving the national cultural identity and teaching the younger generation their language, writing, customs, and folk performing arts, contributing to helping the elderly live happily, healthily and happily, improving the quality of life and creating positive values for society.
In addition, the elderly actively participate in emulation movements such as: Old age - Good example; building new rural areas, civilized urban areas; participating in building cultural families; Movement "Elderly people do good business", Campaign "All people unite to build a cultural life" ... launched by the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front; Central Committee of the Vietnam Elderly Association and all levels and sectors. The whole province currently has nearly 10,000 elderly people participating in Party, government and mass organization work in residential areas; more than 48,000 elderly people are receiving regular social protection in the community, of which more than 32,000 are 80 years old and above.
With the active participation of all levels, sectors and localities, and the exemplary leadership of the elderly in various fields, the elderly association members have made significant contributions to the socio-economic development of the province.
Phuong Thanh
Source: https://baophutho.vn/nguoi-cao-tuoi-song-vui-song-khoe-song-hanh-phuc-220661.htm
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